Awesome movie. Great atmosphere, great acting, and one of my favourites. Also one of the most unique gangster films you'll see.

Saw this period piece about two gang bosses warring for control of a city with a group of co-workers in the theater. Unfortunately, I was distracted by my internal loneliness in the presence of two women I hiddenly desired, and thought it was one of the worst films I'd seen... I couldn't invest myself in it. But, the next time I saw it was alone on television, and I couldn't even recognize it was the same movie. Suddenly, it was the smartest dialog acted to perfection, with the sweetest emotional pay-offs in a range of emotions, as one smart-alecky gangland outlier with his own inner demons of dangerous women and gambling addiction strove to keep the peace and protect his freind, the Irish gangland boss, in a surprisingly selfless way.. It's been years, but I think I've seen it fifteen times since then. I recommend it for it's witty banter by all, the acting and strong characterization and the haunting cinematography and sound around the location known as, "Miller's Crossing," where the denouement of the film occurs (as was foreshadowed at the beginning, but with a different "subject"). Invest yourself, and it'll pay back in spades!

I'd been meaning to see this for a long time, even before the advent of Netflix streaming, and it sat in my queue for what had to be multiple years. I finally watched it, driven primarily by my recent need to see something that wasn't as brick stupid as the Transformers movies I tried to watch. Now I'm mad at myself for waiting so long. "Miller's Crossing" is yet another well written, shot and directed Coen Brothers film. I've never seen anything that they've produced that I haven't loved or at least not really liked. Everything is so well done. Gabiel Byrne, Albert Finney and John Turturro are all so good. The dialogue is spot-on and the cinematography is beautiful. Watching this reminded me of the old gangster movies of the past, which I'm sure was part of the Coen's point. There was so much double-crossing, so many mob hits, and pointless gangster violence...it was great. The only shortcoming I had with the film is the ending which was a little too open-ended. I normally like endings where we don't have all the answers but I liked these characters too much to have to fill in so many of the blanks.

I hadn't seen it since it came out in theaters, and I liked it even more

Miller's Crossing is a staple in the Coens' filmography. The characters are memorable, the dialog is sharp, and the style is cool as hell. The story is a pit of desperation, double crosses, and bruised egos that requires you to lean in. The music could be stronger and the pace a bit quicker, but there are multiple scenes of absolute perfection.